It’s not very well-worn, but the Nashville street band to composer pipeline has certainly been a distinctive, if tempered, fairy-tale arc for Joshua Kaufman and Justin Rubenstein, the brothers at the helm of The Blasting Company. For years, curiosity and circumstance guided them through the streets of the US and Europe as they accumulated a blend of American folk and Eastern European influences, grand orchestral tendencies, and inescapably modern sensibilities, eventually landing them in Los Angeles, where they found a home for most of it in the world of film and television.
Their first and perhaps most notable venture into scoring was for the critically-acclaimed animated miniseries, Over the Garden Wall, which has become a seasonal staple for a growing fanbase worldwide whenever fall – or its equatorial approximate – is in the air. Other composing ventures include music written for Burlesque, the New York Times/Serial podcast The Kids of Rutherford County, Adult Swim’s The Elephant, and a three-album soundtrack for table top role playing campaign, The Crooked Moon. Their recent releases feature collaborations with Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants), Haley Reinhart (Post-Modern Jukebox), Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Concords), and one of their all-time musical heroes, arranger and composer Van Dyke Parks.
The Blasting Company’s journey has been one dedicated to their artistic community and their craft. This, and the eagerness with which they explore music’s expansive storytelling potential has made them sought-after collaborators anywhere music can be of use, from Emmy-winning animation to Peabody Award-caliber investigative journalism. Wherever they’re found and wherever they’ll end up, their music continues to introduce new generations to a panoply of musical traditions, old and new, tailored to their own particular – and peculiar – point of view.
Starting with the 10th anniversary shows in LA back in 2024, The Blasting Company has hoped for their live Over the Garden Wall concert to capture, above all, the well-worn warmth of a night spent in the company of good friends who happen to enjoy playing music together. Fortunately, the super-band of multi-instrumentalists, comprised of The Blasting Company and California Feetwarmers, most of whom played on the original soundtrack, has enjoyed traveling and playing music together for most of their adult lives.
Together with friends and local special guests, the band plans to faithfully expand on the original soundtrack and invite folks to experience it the way the composers did: as a patchwork of the beautiful artistic personalities that came together to make it, as an homage to and continuation of the generations of art and music that inspired it, and most of all, as a chance for good friends and strangers to open their hearts up to each other just a little bigger and belt out a few new-old tunes the very best they can.
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
About French 79:
TEENAGERS is an album on which keyboards and analog synthesisers are predominant, just like on its predecessors. But it reveals a much more personal and ambitious side of Simon Henner.
TEENAGERS alternates between signature songs like the masterful opening song “One for Wendy”, as well as unsuspected romantic and nostalgic songs (“Romantica”), epic and flamboyant
tracks (“Memories”), tracks with liberating harmonies (“Heroes”), sensational electronic swirls (“FOIX”), pop gems (“You Always Say” feat. Prudence, the singer of The Dø), tracks characterised
by a carefree bliss (“Teenagers”), tracks with a destabilising energy (“Freedom”) and sumptuous introspective tracks (“Walking on Mars”).
But Simon Henner completely lays bare his soul when expressing his full vocal capacity at the microphone. With “Burning Legend”, “Life is Like” and “Graceful”, the Marseille-based producer
gives a glimpse of his extraordinary sensitivity and helps bend the idea that producers do not know how to reveal themselves. “Singing helps me embody my music alone on stage. I like to show who I am and try to convey what I feel. Making songs is a very personal process, sharing and performing them keeps me from being selfish”. Not only does this opus reflect his wide range of talents as a songwriter and producer, but also it definitely takes us on a very powerful sensorial and introspective journey.
“I love songs that make me surpass myself, overcome my fears, feel invincible; freedom is really what motivates me in life. That’s why I love my job so much, because I’m totally free to do what I want”. And for Simon Henner, there is nothing that embodies freedom better than adolescence and its sweet hint of naivety. In this sense, TEENAGERS is the soundtrack of an age in which anything is possible; uncertainties, desires and hopes are closely intertwined. “My music is inseparable from my life, I am constantly looking for intense and unforgettable moments, epiphanies engraved in the memory.”
TEENAGERS results in a tour de force: it represents a new milestone in the history of music and places French 79 among the artists who revolutionised electronic music and music as a whole. If
TEENAGERS gives us such unique and strong sensations, it is also due to the fact the album’s soul is filled with magical places, such as Jean-Michel Jarre’s own Parisian studio and the Miraval
studio in the South of France.
“These legendary studios have witnessed uninhibited and daring creations. At JeanMichel Jarre’s studio, I felt like a kid in front of all those legendary keyboards I’d always dreamt of. There was a true soul and an incredible atmosphere in this timeless studio: the arpeggios came to life, the chord progressions took on another dimension. I laid hands on those synths, those drummers
and those sequencers that marked music forever ; I touched the instruments that were used to compose the films and series soundtracks I grew up with. I felt like I was living a real sci-fi moment, as if I were travelling through time and space. This moment immediately took me back to my teenage years when I discovered these masterpieces. Many old sound memories as well as new melodies appeared in my brain.”
The album was mixed by Damien Quintard (Brian Eno, Parcels, Justice, Sade), L’Impératrice…) in the heart of the 17th century Provençal estate of Miraval – where the studio that welcomed Pink Floyd, AC/DC & The Cure is located. This renowned venue which recently reopened after being bought by Brad Pitt let French 79 achieve a long-time dream: “When I mix the album on the console and the reverb of Pink Floyd’s song “The Wall”, it gives me a divine sensation that I will remember for the rest of my life. I almost had some sort of mystical experience there (…) That feeling of being connected to those bands in a kind of “cosmic reality” felt like a fountain of youth, just when I was finalising the TEENAGERS album.”
